An Open Letter To Coffee Shop Douchebag

[virtuistic]

Hey there, Grandpa Douchebag.

You don't look like the kind of guy who understands the function of the coffee shop. I say this because you walked in eating donuts from another establishment, and then plopped your three children directly next to the girl with a laptop who is clearly working on something, instead of occupying one of the totally

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[nila_rena]

Oh dear! *hugs*

[anonymous]

Dear coffee shop grandpa,

Thanks for bringing in the kids to help clear out some of the people treating the public space as their personal office. It's astonishing how many people believe they are owed something simply because they want it. It's easy to justify something when it benefits you but so few people will try to look at themselves from other people's perspectives. Hopefully your continued visits will inspire some self-reflection in the self-entitled coffee shop office workers. And yes, you are as free to whistle as they are to endlessly occupy space that other customers may wish to use.

Aw, that's cute.

[virtuistic]

Dear Anonymous,

Thanks for actually reading the content of this letter, which clearly states that there were other empty areas that could have been happily occupied by a cabal of rowdy, over-caffeinated children -- or anyone else who felt displaced by my "endless" occupation of a single chair in the corner.I'd almost forgotten that a lot of people convince themselves it is perfectly acceptable to allow children to run, shout and fight in public places, because hey, they're kids! Discipline is too passe for these adorable little spawnlings.

Also, screaming into a cell phone in close proximity to someone is the new black. Technology is here, and I guess we should all expect to eavesdrop involuntarily. It's not like that's rude at all, even when your voice is interfering with the barista's ability to hear the paying customers1.But sure, I mean, who frequents a local coffee shop (No, I don't actually work there.) that is usually placid and expects common courtesy from fellow patrons? Or in this case, occupants -- because they didn't